Until the New Year is close at hand - it's time to think about where to go for the New 2018, how to spend the New Year's holidays and what to do. On the tourist market, the eyes run up from offers, there are many options - from relaxing on the beach with a child to a boarding house with a rich cultural program, where you can comfortably drive your own car. The most interesting options are offered to the readers' attention.
We also prepared 30 gift ideas for New Year 2018, children, parents, boyfriend, girlfriend, colleagues and handmade gifts.
Where to go for the New Year 2018 inexpensive
1. New Year in European countries
Not the cheapest type of vacation, but you can find budget options. First of all, these are the countries of the former socialist bloc, for example, Poland and Slovenia. Both countries have many architectural monuments, museums and excellent hotels. And for Christmas and New Year - an extensive entertainment program. For those who intend to visit not one, but several countries at once, there are bus tours with accommodation in inexpensive hostels and many excursions.
2. Egypt
Traditionally, it is considered the most inexpensive beach holiday in the winter, but it is chilly there during the New Year holidays. But the temperature is more than replenished by the pyramids, diving and many entertainment in the best hotels in Egypt... You can consider slightly more expensive, but less hackneyed options - for example, Vietnam or Sanya, China, and Thailand.
3. Ski resorts in Bulgaria
An excellent option for those who just like to ride on the track without pathos. Popular resorts are Borovets, Pamporovo or Basco.
Where to go with children
1. Finland
The country where Santa Claus lives will delight the child with the Santa village, and parents can offer many entertainment - from ski resorts, New Year's fairs, water parks, museums, Finnish saunas to reindeer rides and winter fishing.
2. Belarus
You can go to the neighboring country of Russia - Belarus, namely to the sanatoriums and hotels near the Belovezhskaya Pushcha. There is the tallest Christmas tree in Europe - as much as 45 meters, it is more than a hundred years old. Children will also get acquainted with wildlife and see animals in safe enclosures - foxes, wolves, roe deer, various birds, squirrels, beavers.
3. Ethnographic Park "Ethnomir"
Budgetary and at the same time interesting options are programs for New Year's holidays and vacations from Ethnomir (this is the most impressive ethnographic park in Russia). Children and parents will be equally interested, but at the same time, it will allow them to leave more money for gifts.
Where to celebrate the New Year 2018 in Russia
1. Tour of the Golden Ring
The cities of the Golden Ring can be easily reached by car by booking the hotel in advance.Ancient Russian cities of stunning beauty, where everything breathes history, where in winter it is so cozy with a modern level of comfort. You can save a little by choosing hotels near the city.
2.Moscow and St. Petersburg
One of the undoubted leaders in the list of the most popular cities in Russia on New Year's Eve. The holiday itself can be spent in one of the best restaurants in Moscow, and rent an apartment not in the city itself, but in some boarding house nearby - so with a rich cultural and entertainment program of both capitals, you can avoid the city's disadvantages in winter, such as slush and noise.
3. Altai
Altai ski resorts can be recommended for lovers of active recreation. In addition, tourists can arrange fun dog sledding and visit many attractions, for example, the Blue Lakes, which look especially beautiful in winter.
Tours to Europe for the New Year holidays
1. United Kingdom
Good old England on Christmas Eve, when the doors are decorated with holly wreaths, smoke is pouring from the chimneys, and grandmothers read fairy tales to their grandchildren, sitting by the fireplace decorated with tinsel. Reality may be slightly different from Dickens' Christmas stories, but still magical. Tourists can visit grand celebrations at Trafalgar Square, fairs in Chelsea, cruises on the Thames, Hyde Park attractions.
2. Ski resorts in Europe
For lovers of active recreation, a great opportunity to see other skiers and to show themselves - to visit ski resorts Austria. There are many more options - the Alps, Scandinavia, the Pyrenees and the familiar Carpathians. Rest can be chosen according to your taste - youth, family, active or calmly measured.
3. New Year's shopping in Italy
For shopaholics there is nothing better than Italy, because there is a season of sales there just before the New Year. Discounts reach insane 70-80%! The most popular cities are Milan and Rimini.
Where to celebrate New Year's holidays at sea
1. Maldives
For those who value privacy, the Maldives is the ideal option. They do not like to disturb the peace of mind of vacationers, so there is no loud music from which you have to plug your ears a kilometer away, no crazy parties, no night discos. In the Maldives, it's good to just relax on the white sand at the ideal temperature (+ 27 degrees), swim in the warm sea, dive, visit the spa and relax. The disadvantage of the Maldives is the high cost of travel and recreation, but it can be reduced if you take care of the rest in advance and choose a hotel not on the first line.
2. Cuba
Among the Latin American countries, Cuba can be recommended first of all - the New Year falls just in the middle of the dry season, when the heat is low and the humidity is low. Cuba is especially suitable for single travelers, as it is one of the best countries for sex tourism.
3. Canary Islands in January
The Canary Islands, with their stunning nature full of contrasts (black basalt mountains against the background of a gentle turquoise sea), are simply made for people who cannot stand the heat. The temperature there rarely rises above 23 degrees, and the sea is warm.